Telehealth

LGBTQ-focused telehealth company Folx Health launched virtual monkeypox care options.

A new survey from telehealth infrastructure provider SteadyMD showed that 63 percent of clinicians would be interested in full-time telehealth work.

A new survey from healthcare staffing company locumtenens.com showed that 60 percent of hospitals want to expand telehealth.

Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care plans to expand its remote-monitoring program to 7,000 patients after a successful pilot launch, MLive reported Aug. 22.

As patients have increasingly sought telehealth services in recent years, while regulators have opened up rules allowing providers to be paid for them, the virtual care market is expected to continue growing.

MUSC Health Columbia (S.C) Medical Center Downtown partnered with telemedicine company Hicuity Health to launch tele-ICU services. 

Optum's online marketplace, which aims to provide affordable healthcare products and services, now has virtual care visits.

Infant feeding telehealth company SimpliFed is expanding services to Health First Colorado beneficiaries.

The Atlanta Board of Education approved a plan giving Atlanta public schools w access to telehealth services through Hazel Health, according to an Aug.14 report from WSB-TV Atlanta.

Remote monitoring of COVID-19 symptoms was associated with better outcomes for patients at Milwaukee-based Froedtert Health, a recent study in JAMA Network Open found.